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they are prepping for wednesday's first presidential debate. we have learned that senator john kerry is going to play the role of mitt romney in the president's practice sessions. ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president in mitt romney's debate preps. >>> general motors is recalling more than 40,000 cars. it is concerned about fuel pump modules that could crack and cause a fire. the recall affects the 2007 to 2009 chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5. gm will replace the fuel part for free. >>> yes, it is over officially. regular nfl refs will be back on the field tomorrow. the refs union formally ratify add new contract today. the nfl agreed to a deal with the union earlier this week which allowed those refs to return on thursday to a standing "o." critics said the performance of the replacement refs hurt the integrity of the game. >>> and winds ripping through the japanese island of okinawa is all from typhoon jelawat. at least 50 people suffered injuries while more than 270,000 homes have no power. the storm is expected to weaken as i
they are prepping for wednesday's first presidential debate. we have learned that senator john kerry is going to play the role of mitt romney in the president's practice sessions. ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president in mitt romney's debate preps. >>> general motors is recalling more than 40,000 cars. it is concerned about fuel pump modules that could crack and cause a fire. the recall affects the 2007 to 2009 chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5. gm will replace the fuel...
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mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about? >> so with a collaborator here at harvard, we've been doing psychological experiments to understand how its they politicians manage to evade questions without being detected so we've run a series of these experiments where viewers are randomly assigned to one of three conditions. in one condition they watch a video where a moderator asks a question that say as what will you do about the universal health care problem in the world. the politician said, i'll glad you asked me that. we need universal health care. we then splice out the question, have the moderator a
mitt romney and barack obama will be live from denver. it is serious business, but there are also two games being played here. there's the expectations game the two campaigns have been playing. then there's the game of dodge ball. that's what we're talking about this morning. joining me now live is todd rogers. he's an assistant professor at harvard's kennedy school. thank you very much for joining us. >> hi, gary. thanks for having me. >> the artful dodge. what is that all about?...
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this will be the eighth one h onone presidential debate of his political career for mitt romney, it will be his first. and listen to what romney himself tells abc news. >> i don't worry about the opportunity to be on the air and to face the president. he has his views. i have mine. >> all right. so just how influential are these debates for the voters out there? joining us now two journalists from the website daily download.com lauren and howard kurts. we shouldn't be surprised that both sides lowering expectations, right? >> give me a break. this is such a transparent game. each side saying well, the other guy we can't decide whether he's lincoln or douglas. but they're also tapping into a game that the media play, as soon as it's over, they're going to come out and say romney either beat or failed to beat expectations. >> i don't think it's all that important. the media's analysis of these debates. i think people at home don't need the gas bags to tell them what to think. i think think can think what they think about the debates. >> and they will watch closely and the gas bags will the
this will be the eighth one h onone presidential debate of his political career for mitt romney, it will be his first. and listen to what romney himself tells abc news. >> i don't worry about the opportunity to be on the air and to face the president. he has his views. i have mine. >> all right. so just how influential are these debates for the voters out there? joining us now two journalists from the website daily download.com lauren and howard kurts. we shouldn't be surprised that...
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humble. >> two of our favorite political analysts on whether romney can recover at this week's presidential debate. >>> what happened? the u.s. team falls apart and the europeans take the ryder cup back home. >> and is there life out there? nasa says a river really did run through it. more evidence there may have been life on mars. >>> good evening, everyone. you are in the "cnn newsroom." let's get you up to speed. the presidential candidates are headed west. president obama is in nevada tonight holding a rally at desert pines high school. let's take a moment and listen in. >> i will use the money we are no longer spending on war to do nation building here at home, rebuilding roads and bridges and putting americans back to work and that's part of what makes america strong. that's what we're going to do. so this is the choice we face in the election, and this is what the election comes down to, and i know you must be tired of hearing ads, but you will hear moreover the next six weeks, and over and over again, you will hear my opponents talking about how bigger tax cuts and fewer regulations
humble. >> two of our favorite political analysts on whether romney can recover at this week's presidential debate. >>> what happened? the u.s. team falls apart and the europeans take the ryder cup back home. >> and is there life out there? nasa says a river really did run through it. more evidence there may have been life on mars. >>> good evening, everyone. you are in the "cnn newsroom." let's get you up to speed. the presidential candidates are headed...
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he will be joined by senator john kerry who is playing the role of republican presidential nominee mitt romney. >>> there is trouble for florida's republican party where a voter registration controversy is brewing. the state's party fired a private consulting firm it hired to help registered voters after learning it may have submitted fraudulent registration forms. suspicious forms have been discovered in at least five florida counties. >>> rick santorum says mitt romney and the republicans should support todd akin. santorum says an akin win is necessary. akin is challenging democratic senator claire mccaskill. he has been criticized by both democrats and republicans for using the term legitimate rape. >>> down ballot politics are next with maryland governor martin o'malley and missouri senator roy blunt. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the fu
he will be joined by senator john kerry who is playing the role of republican presidential nominee mitt romney. >>> there is trouble for florida's republican party where a voter registration controversy is brewing. the state's party fired a private consulting firm it hired to help registered voters after learning it may have submitted fraudulent registration forms. suspicious forms have been discovered in at least five florida counties. >>> rick santorum says mitt romney and...
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republican presidential nominee mitt romney flies to colorado tomorrow. he holds a rally in the swing state tomorrow night before hunkering down for final preparations. meanwhile his wing man, running mate paul ryan, campaigns in the beginning of the week in iowa. >>> i'm poppy harlow in new york. all eyes will be on the economy this week. the big news for wall street comes on friday with the september jobs report. of course, that is key for the markets. it's also key in the race for the white house. also ahead, we'll get a look at september auto sales data. as well as the latest look at construction spending. we'll see if those indicators show any continued signs of improvement like we've been seeing in the housing market. and the fed releases minutes from its last meeting, shedding more light on the central bank's decision to try to further stimulate the u.s. economy. we'll track that and all the week's business news on cnn money. >>> i'm a.j. hammer, here's what we're watching this week. jamie presley is going to be joining me to find out what she's be
republican presidential nominee mitt romney flies to colorado tomorrow. he holds a rally in the swing state tomorrow night before hunkering down for final preparations. meanwhile his wing man, running mate paul ryan, campaigns in the beginning of the week in iowa. >>> i'm poppy harlow in new york. all eyes will be on the economy this week. the big news for wall street comes on friday with the september jobs report. of course, that is key for the markets. it's also key in the race for...
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this will be his eighth one-on-one presidential debate and romney's first. the president will use his ample rhetorical gifts to attack romney. obama won the debates against john mccain if 2008 by double digits. it is not just the romney team that is trying to lower expectations. check out what obama's senior campaign advisor said recently. >> look, mitt romney, i think, has an advantage because he has been through 20 of these debates in the primaries over the last year. he even bragged that he was declared the winner in 16 of those debates. so i think in that sense having been through this much more recently than president obama, i think he starts with an advantage. >> want to bring in our jim accosta, who is covering the romney campaign in wayne, indiana. i'm tired of the false flattery really. do people really buy this? >> reporter: no, i don't think buys it, suzanne, but, you know, campaign aides are going to do that, and they're going to keep doing it as long as we have elections in this is country. he compared romney to cy young. they hand it out to the
this will be his eighth one-on-one presidential debate and romney's first. the president will use his ample rhetorical gifts to attack romney. obama won the debates against john mccain if 2008 by double digits. it is not just the romney team that is trying to lower expectations. check out what obama's senior campaign advisor said recently. >> look, mitt romney, i think, has an advantage because he has been through 20 of these debates in the primaries over the last year. he even bragged...
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at a campaign stop in ohio republican presidential candidate mitt romney was joined by mike row, the host of the discovery channel show "dirty jobs" he spoke about his appreciation for jobs that most people don't want and his appreciation for meat most people don't want as well. take a listen. >> you'll be pleased to know, ohio, that you do in fact have a road kill cleanup division. and they are excellent at what they do. you'll also be pleased to know the road kill itself here in ohio is second to none both in volume and variety. >> okay. obviously having a little bit of fun. i do wonder a little by how would he know that. >> i'm from ohio. and i can tell you i've seen a lot of road kill in ohio. but i think it's much better in pennsylvania. >> the road kill in pennsylvania's better. how would you know that, joe? you're not sampling the stuff. >> something about road kill and presidential campaigns that doesn't work anyway. >> exactly. >> that's another story. thanks, lisa. >>> the president and his rival are staging dueling events today in the most important battleground state on t
at a campaign stop in ohio republican presidential candidate mitt romney was joined by mike row, the host of the discovery channel show "dirty jobs" he spoke about his appreciation for jobs that most people don't want and his appreciation for meat most people don't want as well. take a listen. >> you'll be pleased to know, ohio, that you do in fact have a road kill cleanup division. and they are excellent at what they do. you'll also be pleased to know the road kill itself here...
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. >>> and former republican presidential candidate rick santorum says mitt romney and republicans should support todd akin. he says an akin win is essential for the republican party to win control of the senate. akin is challenging claire mccaskill. he has been criticized after using the term "legitimate rape." our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. so it can feel like you're using nothing at all. but neosporin® eczema essentials™ is different. its multi-action formula restores visibly healthier skin in 3 days.
. >>> and former republican presidential candidate rick santorum says mitt romney and republicans should support todd akin. he says an akin win is essential for the republican party to win control of the senate. akin is challenging claire mccaskill. he has been criticized after using the term "legitimate rape." our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy...
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the first presidential debate, as paul said, next wednesday night. watch it live here on cnn and cnn.com. >>> and the opening scenes of carmageddon appear to be free of traffic jams, for ten miles. one of the busier freeways in los angeles is çóclose. a repeat of what happened last year. there along the 405, how is it looking? >> reporter: well, so far, they are actually saying carmageddon two, to quote one of the fire chiefs is a very good sequel, so thumbs up, so far. and what you're seeing here is really what carmageddon is, the ten-mile stretch here of the freeway. you're talking all of this freeway, an essential artery here in los angeles, completely empty. there are no cars. you know how extraordinary this is. and then if you look up the 405 freeway you will see exactly why the 405 has had to shut down. this is the mulholland bridge, and the northern part of that has to come down. it has to be torn down to make way, at least that section, make way for an extra car pool lane. when the car pool lane is finished for this extra stretch of 405, al
the first presidential debate, as paul said, next wednesday night. watch it live here on cnn and cnn.com. >>> and the opening scenes of carmageddon appear to be free of traffic jams, for ten miles. one of the busier freeways in los angeles is çóclose. a repeat of what happened last year. there along the 405, how is it looking? >> reporter: well, so far, they are actually saying carmageddon two, to quote one of the fire chiefs is a very good sequel, so thumbs up, so far. and...
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there are just three days before the first presidential debate. president obama is out west tonight. he's going to be holding a rally in las vegas later this evening. mitt romney is keeping a low profile. he went to church this morning just outside boston. he'll be heading to colorado tomorrow and once there he's going to be holding a rally and continue his debate preparations. that debate, of course, wednesday. >>> police in middle tennessee have a real mystery on their hands. they're urgently searching for two kids, a 9-year-old girl and her 7-year-old half brother. the children were thought to have died in a house fire that killed their grandparents, but investigators have found no sign of the kids. here is the urgent part. the house fire happened last week, and the kids seemed to have simply vanished. >>> europe has pulled off the improbable! >> yeah, it was pretty exciting. martin kaymer held his nerve to make the most dramatic of putts causing a huge upset at the ryder cup. the europeans rallied from behind to regain control of the trophy an
there are just three days before the first presidential debate. president obama is out west tonight. he's going to be holding a rally in las vegas later this evening. mitt romney is keeping a low profile. he went to church this morning just outside boston. he'll be heading to colorado tomorrow and once there he's going to be holding a rally and continue his debate preparations. that debate, of course, wednesday. >>> police in middle tennessee have a real mystery on their hands. they're...
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puts the pressure on romney in these presidential debates, the first one a week from tomorrow, guys. october 3rd, thanks very much. bill clinton on mitt romney and the 47%. the former president talks to cnn's pierce morgan about the republican nominee and why the debates could make all the difference. >> announcer: this is the day. the day that we say to the world of identity thieves "enough." we're lifelock, and we believe you have the right to live free from the fear of identity theft. our pledge to you? as long as there are identity thieves, we'll be there. we're lifelock. and we offer the most comprehensive identity theft protection ever created. lifelock: relentlessly protecting your identity. call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actu
puts the pressure on romney in these presidential debates, the first one a week from tomorrow, guys. october 3rd, thanks very much. bill clinton on mitt romney and the 47%. the former president talks to cnn's pierce morgan about the republican nominee and why the debates could make all the difference. >> announcer: this is the day. the day that we say to the world of identity thieves "enough." we're lifelock, and we believe you have the right to live free from the fear of...
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let's go. >>> so what might the obama-romney presidential contest still have in store for us? jack cafferty's following that in the cafferty file. >> wolf, if it's october and presidential election year, then it's about time if a so-called october surprise. which means any late-breaking event that can suddenly change the outcome of the race, for example 12 days before the 1972 presidential election henry kissen jer made a major announcement about the vietnam war saying "we believe peace is at hand." this likely helped the incumbent richard nixon go onto win every state except massachusetts. the most famous october surprise was one that never happened. in 1980 republicans were worried then-president jimmy carter would be boosted in his re-election bid by either a rescue or release of the american hostages in iran. that didn't happen. and ronald reagan won that election in a landslide. more recently osama bin laden released a video four days before the 2004 election, remember? that reminder of the 9/11 attacks probably helped george w. bush win a second term. 2008 the financial
let's go. >>> so what might the obama-romney presidential contest still have in store for us? jack cafferty's following that in the cafferty file. >> wolf, if it's october and presidential election year, then it's about time if a so-called october surprise. which means any late-breaking event that can suddenly change the outcome of the race, for example 12 days before the 1972 presidential election henry kissen jer made a major announcement about the vietnam war saying "we...
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>> mitt romney. since the democratic convention is that the bounce that the president got seems to have some staying power. let us talk about again the debate, but mitt romney, the guy behind needs to have a really good debate. now the president does too. but he can coast, he can have a good debate. mitt romney has to have a great debate. >> candy crowley, state of the union, and we look forward to this week's presidential debate and we look forward to the one you'll be moderating mid-october. >> don't forget you do have a front row seat the upcoming debate between president obama and governor mitt romney. >>> dvr sanjay gupta looking at the health care plan of president obama and mitt romney. >> reporter: since president obama's health care law was enacted 3.1 million penal under the age of 26 are now covered under their parents plan. seniors in particular have benefitted on prescription drugs. >> seniors who fall in the coverage gap known as the doughnut hole will start getting some help. they'll r
>> mitt romney. since the democratic convention is that the bounce that the president got seems to have some staying power. let us talk about again the debate, but mitt romney, the guy behind needs to have a really good debate. now the president does too. but he can coast, he can have a good debate. mitt romney has to have a great debate. >> candy crowley, state of the union, and we look forward to this week's presidential debate and we look forward to the one you'll be moderating...
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mitt romney, barack obama face-off denver, colorado. we'll have live coverage on cnn. then we get to the end of the week. the end of the week is friday, and this could be important for the presidential election because the september jobs report will be released. that's this friday. this could be a critical talking point for the presidential campaigns. only two more jobs reports will come out before the november election. our handy dandy week ahead calendar. >>> well, have you ever tried a new religion? how about a religion about ufo's where church goers say if it feels good, do it. our next guest tried it and seven other religions that stray from the mainstream. [ nicole ] so i'm trying new honey, i'm strong when i'm transported to a revitalizing world of golden honey. there, formulas help restore my hair to so silky and strong i rule. [ female announcer ] new honey, i'm strong from herbal essences. 8% every 10 years.age 40, we can start losing muscle -- [ female announcer ] new honey, i'm strong wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure mus
mitt romney, barack obama face-off denver, colorado. we'll have live coverage on cnn. then we get to the end of the week. the end of the week is friday, and this could be important for the presidential election because the september jobs report will be released. that's this friday. this could be a critical talking point for the presidential campaigns. only two more jobs reports will come out before the november election. our handy dandy week ahead calendar. >>> well, have you ever...
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. >>> president barack obama and mitt romney are about to come face-to-face for their first presidential debate. it happens wednesday night in denver. both candidates have been practicing for the event and both campaigns are trying to lower expectations by presenting their candidate as the underdog. while the candidates prepare for the debate, their running mates are courting voters, as well, in critical battleground states. republican paul ryan is in new hampshire and ohio today and vice president joe biden is wrapping up a two-day swing through florida right now. right now, live pictures. he is holding a rally there and talking to supporters in ft. myers. >>> all right, now to a controversy over the legitimacy of voter registrations in florida. an election official in palm beach county tells cnn as many as 106 voter registration applications may be fraudulent containing false information and fake signatures. the applications were turned in by a consulting firm hired by the republican national committee to register voters. the rnc says it has cut ties with that firm. >>> president obama
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seem more presidential? >> absolutely. debates are great levellers. any time you're in the ring with the president of the united states, it tends to bring the water level up for both candidates. >> but let me just tell you, i will never forget when al gore, al gore had a lot of momentum, he went into the debate and i thought he was very well prepared. george bush was there as well, but you know, i don't know if you recall, anderson, some viewers heard al gore sigh, like he sounded like he was tired, and then of course, that debate with bill clinton and george herbert walker bush where he showed, he looked at his watch. so these are moments when people are really assessing your temperament, your body language, your demeanor. so it's a big night for both president obama as well as governor romney. >> did you hear him sigh? were you backstage like stop sighing? >> i heard it the first time. by the third time i pretended not to listen. but more importantly, once they put up that split screen, then you looked at
seem more presidential? >> absolutely. debates are great levellers. any time you're in the ring with the president of the united states, it tends to bring the water level up for both candidates. >> but let me just tell you, i will never forget when al gore, al gore had a lot of momentum, he went into the debate and i thought he was very well prepared. george bush was there as well, but you know, i don't know if you recall, anderson, some viewers heard al gore sigh, like he sounded...
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this will be the eighth one-on-one presidential debate for him and for mitt romney, it will be his first. select i selecting president obama's national re-election campaign, nice to see you. we have been talking about in the last hours, the republicans doing this on the gop side, kind of the same thing is happening on the democratic side. let's play a little tape. >> mitt romney, i think, has an advantage because he's been through 20 of these debates in the primaries over the last year. he even bragged that he was declared the winner in 16 of those debates. i think in that sense, having been through this much more recently than president obama, i think he starts with an advantage. >> here's what the obama campaign spokeswoman said yesterday, i will just take this opportunity to say that mitt romney has been preparing earlier and with morphocuss than any presidential candidate in modern history, not john f. kennedy, not president bill clinton, president george bush not ronald reagan has prepared as much as he has so no question he will have a lead on how prepared he is. you would seeing t
this will be the eighth one-on-one presidential debate for him and for mitt romney, it will be his first. select i selecting president obama's national re-election campaign, nice to see you. we have been talking about in the last hours, the republicans doing this on the gop side, kind of the same thing is happening on the democratic side. let's play a little tape. >> mitt romney, i think, has an advantage because he's been through 20 of these debates in the primaries over the last year....
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president obama and mitt romney are about to come face to face in the first presidential debate. just four days away, both obama and romney are practicing this weekend while their campaigns are presenting each candidate as the underdog. paul is in the battleground state of new hampshire. >> hey, fred. as running mate paul ryan makes the rounds on the campaign trail both here in new hampshire and ohio, his boss mitt romney is hunkering down, getting ready for the debate on wednesday, the first presidential showdown between him and president barack obama. romney spending a lot of this weekend in debate preparation. the same thing for the president. he's off the campaign trail today, tomorrow he does go out to nevada, but he's spending a lot of this weekend, we believe, behind closed doors getting ready. meanwhile, both campaigns are playing the expectations game, trying to lower the bar for their candidates. even the candidates themselves are doing it. take a listen to mitt romney recently on the campaign trail. >> he's president of the united states, he's a very effective speaker.
president obama and mitt romney are about to come face to face in the first presidential debate. just four days away, both obama and romney are practicing this weekend while their campaigns are presenting each candidate as the underdog. paul is in the battleground state of new hampshire. >> hey, fred. as running mate paul ryan makes the rounds on the campaign trail both here in new hampshire and ohio, his boss mitt romney is hunkering down, getting ready for the debate on wednesday, the...
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this will probably be another line that mitt romney carries in his back pocket to use in the presidential debate saying, oh, by the way your own vice president said that the middle class was buried for the last four years, so what about that? it's clearly fodder just as the 47% is fodder. i think we're going to hear all about this. >> what the vice president should have said is that the middle class was buried for the last four years because of the policies of the bush administration. but he didn't say that. >> he didn't. and you're all i don't want to make excuses here. you're out on the campaign trail. you're giving speech after speech after speech. biden's in debate prep. he made a mistake. it's going to be used against him. it's going to be used against the president. >> gloria, thanks very much. please be sure to join us tomorrow for the first presidential debate. we're marshalling the full resources of cnn to analyze the candidates' performance. we'll fact check their answers. we'll follow the reaction of the undecided voters in the host state of colorado. debate night in america be
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governor romney versus president obama. how the candidates are preparing. >>> allegations of registration fraud at a crucial swing state. >>> plus, unexpected twists that up end presidential contests. will this contest see an october surprise? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> only 36 days until the presidential election. two days until debate night in america when mitt romney and president obama will face off in denver and the race is tight. in fact, a statistical tie. the president leads in our brand new cnn/orc poll of likely voters. 50% to romney's 47% but with the sampling error that's technically a dead heat. cnn's chief national correspondent john king is in denver with more on these new poll results. john, when's the biggest headline as you're scrutinizing all of these numbers? what are you seeing? >> reporter: we have a competitive race at the national level. we pick presidents state by state. but this is a slightly improved position for governor romney heading in to the big debate night and thi
governor romney versus president obama. how the candidates are preparing. >>> allegations of registration fraud at a crucial swing state. >>> plus, unexpected twists that up end presidential contests. will this contest see an october surprise? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> only 36 days until the presidential election. two days until debate night in america when mitt romney and president obama will face off in denver and the race is...
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when i watched governor romney speaking at the clinton global initiative, a, he looked very presidential as he gave this address. b, he talked foreign aid and foreign policy, and i want to get your take on his word. look, we spend a lot of money on foreign aid around this world. are we doing it the right way? he says no. >> are you running a sound bite or do you want me to just talk? >> i want you to react and let me know. that message he gave was so specific. we're throwing money and social services and not doing the investments. >> there's no doubt that the united states can be doing it in a much more effective way. a lot of the foreign aid, and it's really a tiny percentage of the overall u.s. budget, people think that u.s. foreign aid is enormous. if it's 1%, that's a lot. it's not even that much sometimes. it's a relatively small amount of the federal budget every single year, but it's critically important in a lot of developing countries. they need the money. they just need it to be provided in a smarter, more efficient way that will help these folks down the road, and there's some
when i watched governor romney speaking at the clinton global initiative, a, he looked very presidential as he gave this address. b, he talked foreign aid and foreign policy, and i want to get your take on his word. look, we spend a lot of money on foreign aid around this world. are we doing it the right way? he says no. >> are you running a sound bite or do you want me to just talk? >> i want you to react and let me know. that message he gave was so specific. we're throwing money...
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>> you know, as a candidate -- as the person himself, yes, i think mitt romney looks very presidential but he's out there on the trail now and every time i turn on my tv, it's the same political rally with paul ryan and the same crowd around him state after state after state, and it looks like a political beauty pageant. it looks like politics, not like governing. you don't want to run for president looking like a candidate. you want to run for president looking like a president. and i think doing some more important things, for example, go where the problem is, mitt romney, go to an inner city and find out what's happened to the american family that's falling apart. go where the problem is. go to an unemployment line, talk to some people, but quit having political events. >> gentlemen, thank you. >>> follow me on facebook or twitter. up next, latest developments on libya and how some of the story came to light. ♪ ♪ and the flowers and the trees all laugh when you walk by ♪ ♪ and the neighbors' kids... what does being true to yourself have to do with being healthy? everything.
>> you know, as a candidate -- as the person himself, yes, i think mitt romney looks very presidential but he's out there on the trail now and every time i turn on my tv, it's the same political rally with paul ryan and the same crowd around him state after state after state, and it looks like a political beauty pageant. it looks like politics, not like governing. you don't want to run for president looking like a candidate. you want to run for president looking like a president. and i...
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i moderate rated four republican presidential debates with mitt romney and i have the same feeling about him. very solid. knows his stuff. these will be really good debates. they both know their stuff and i am looking forward to it and i am not lowering or raising anybody's expectations. i think the challenge will be on both to get the job done 90 minutes. there are strict rules as you know next wednesday night, how long they can speak and rebuttle and what the moderators can do if you will and so it will be good. it will be good television. i think the undecided voters will get a better chance. >> i tell you what. i got to make sure viewers know that it is not just mitt romney's camp that's been doing this, that president obama's camp has lowered skpp stations as well saying that, look, mitt romney's had the primary season. he is seasoned. he has been practicing. they're both doing it. let me switch gears quickly. you have to comment on the todd akin issue. the deadline passed for the missouri senate candidate to back out of the race after the controversial remarks about rape, et cetera
i moderate rated four republican presidential debates with mitt romney and i have the same feeling about him. very solid. knows his stuff. these will be really good debates. they both know their stuff and i am looking forward to it and i am not lowering or raising anybody's expectations. i think the challenge will be on both to get the job done 90 minutes. there are strict rules as you know next wednesday night, how long they can speak and rebuttle and what the moderators can do if you will and...
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tonight president obama and mitt romney take the stage in the first of three presidential debate. we'll take a look at the hall in denver where it will take place. an entire segment will be devoted to the key issue of health care in america. joining me is elizabeth cohen to discuss how this might actually unfold. before we get to the debate, remind us of the differences between each candidate on health care. >> right, zoraida, there are some real philosophical differences. let's boil it down here. obama care mandates that all of us, you, me, nearly all of us buy insurance and it also mandates that insurance companies accept everybody, even if you've got an expensive preexisting condition. the romney plan is to appeal obama care, which means there will be no mandate to buy insurance. also, he's going to have fewer requirements on insurance companies. he's not going to tell insurance companies what to do, to the same extent obama does. >> let's get to the debate. let's start with governor romney. how might he score points? >> he's recently been running an ad that talks about how oba
tonight president obama and mitt romney take the stage in the first of three presidential debate. we'll take a look at the hall in denver where it will take place. an entire segment will be devoted to the key issue of health care in america. joining me is elizabeth cohen to discuss how this might actually unfold. before we get to the debate, remind us of the differences between each candidate on health care. >> right, zoraida, there are some real philosophical differences. let's boil it...
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for the first presidential debate. it's going to be on wednesday night. watch it 7:00 p.m. eastern on cnn or cnn.com. >>> john berman's got a look at some of the other stories making news. he's in d.c. getting ready for wednesday's debate coverage. good morning to you. >> good morning, soledad. a suicide attack in eastern afghanistan overnight kills 14 people. three of the victims were nato service members. the taliban is claiming responsibility. officials say the bomber targeted a joint patrol by nato and afghan security forces in coast city using a motorcycle packed with explosives. the attack comes amid a grim milestone, a day after two americans died. there have now been 2,000 u.s. military members killed in afghanistan. >>> on the final day of the u.n. general assembly session, world leaders will hear from syria's foreign minister. he is expected to deliver a vigorous defense of president bashar al assad's handling of the crisis that has now engulfed syria for the past 18 months and, of course, has spiralled into
for the first presidential debate. it's going to be on wednesday night. watch it 7:00 p.m. eastern on cnn or cnn.com. >>> john berman's got a look at some of the other stories making news. he's in d.c. getting ready for wednesday's debate coverage. good morning to you. >> good morning, soledad. a suicide attack in eastern afghanistan overnight kills 14 people. three of the victims were nato service members. the taliban is claiming responsibility. officials say the bomber targeted...
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it could be a critical point in the presidential race. the first big showdown just three days away and both president obama and mitt romney are busy preparing. cnn takes a look at what's at stake. >> reporter: both obama and romney are looking to lower the stakes at this week's debate. >> mitt romney has prepared more than any other candidate in history. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debater. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of stage. >> beth myers said president obama is widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. the obama camp likes to remind voters that the president hasn't had as much time to prepare for the debates because he's busy being commander in chief. when it comes to just how much debates matter, it depends. >> most often debates don't make that big a difference. very few candidates ever win an election with a debate, but quite a few have lost an e
it could be a critical point in the presidential race. the first big showdown just three days away and both president obama and mitt romney are busy preparing. cnn takes a look at what's at stake. >> reporter: both obama and romney are looking to lower the stakes at this week's debate. >> mitt romney has prepared more than any other candidate in history. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced...
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they are in final preparation for the presidential debate, president obama and mitt romney are going to see the first one right here on wednesday. that debate is coming. and you're going to see where they are in the process of preparing in just a moment. the debates and the election, of course, are serious. and that would be our first story. serious. until we discovered this video, stunning video shot from the helmet of a u.s. soldier, it seems like a video game. but this is not xbox which you're about to see. it is real. the pentagon is telling us it happened, it happened in afghanistan in april. afghanistan is a place we have not heard these candidates talk about much, have we? nothing from romney during the republican convention, very little from obama, especially at the u.n. this last week. the debates will likely be a different story because this weekend the death toll for americans in the war surpassed the 2000 mark. the soldier who made the helmet cam video suffered only minor wounds and has returned to duty. but it's amazing that he suffered only minor wounds when you see thi
they are in final preparation for the presidential debate, president obama and mitt romney are going to see the first one right here on wednesday. that debate is coming. and you're going to see where they are in the process of preparing in just a moment. the debates and the election, of course, are serious. and that would be our first story. serious. until we discovered this video, stunning video shot from the helmet of a u.s. soldier, it seems like a video game. but this is not xbox which...
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he supports mitt romney's presidential campaign. he's also a member of the senate foreign relations committee. also joining us this morning, elise labott, cnn's former affairs reporter. nice to have you both with us. we'll start with you, senator. you wrote an op-ed in politico and you listed what you thought were three critical things that the president had to hit on when he gives his speech before the general assembly today. can you lay out for me what you think he needs to say? >> the first thing he is needs to acknowledge that the war on terror continues. look at what you discovered from cnn, the private journals of chris stevens. who said, a number of things. this was not about a video. he was being targeted by al qaeda. he said al qaeda was growing in libya. he said there was a rise in islamic extremism in that area. there truly is terrorism that continues. this is not because of a video. number two, the president, when he says for the people of israel he has their back. he needs to outline exactly what that means. at the time
he supports mitt romney's presidential campaign. he's also a member of the senate foreign relations committee. also joining us this morning, elise labott, cnn's former affairs reporter. nice to have you both with us. we'll start with you, senator. you wrote an op-ed in politico and you listed what you thought were three critical things that the president had to hit on when he gives his speech before the general assembly today. can you lay out for me what you think he needs to say? >> the...
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republicans have tried, but failed to win pennsylvania in recent presidential elections. just ask john mccain, who made his own last-ditch effort. >> just one day left until we take america in a new direction. we need to win in pennsylvania and tomorrow, with your help, we will win! >> it's unclear what kind of resources romney would put into pennsylvania when asked whether the campaign would buy any add ads here, that's for the obama campaign to know and the romney campaign to worry about. >>> now to a a nn romney a pretty constant presence on the campaign trail and now opening up about a big concern. while campaigning in nevada she sat down to talk about the campaign and her concerns if her husband should win. >> i think my biggest concern, obviously, would be just for his mental well being. i have all the confidence in the world in his ability, in his decisiveness and his leadership skills, in his understanding of the economy, and in his understanding of what's missing right now in the economy. you know, the pieces that are missing to get this jump started. so, for me,
republicans have tried, but failed to win pennsylvania in recent presidential elections. just ask john mccain, who made his own last-ditch effort. >> just one day left until we take america in a new direction. we need to win in pennsylvania and tomorrow, with your help, we will win! >> it's unclear what kind of resources romney would put into pennsylvania when asked whether the campaign would buy any add ads here, that's for the obama campaign to know and the romney campaign to...
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we're 32 hours away from the first presidential debate. president obama and mitt romney taking the stage at the university of denver in colorado. a live picture. this inside that will. where the two men will face off for the first time. lost at stake for both candidates. according to our latest poll which is an average of five national polls it is tight race among likely voters the president has 49%, mitt romney at 46%. now both men in past moments wished they could have a do over. we recall a heated exchange between hillary clinton and president obama back in 2008's debate in south carolina. >> while i was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shipped overseas you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board of walmart. i was fighting these fights. i was fighting these fights. knives fighting against those ideas when you were practicing law and representing your contributor in his slum landlord business, in inner city chicago. >> so, wolf blitzer, joe johns myself had an opportunity to ask questions of the candidate
we're 32 hours away from the first presidential debate. president obama and mitt romney taking the stage at the university of denver in colorado. a live picture. this inside that will. where the two men will face off for the first time. lost at stake for both candidates. according to our latest poll which is an average of five national polls it is tight race among likely voters the president has 49%, mitt romney at 46%. now both men in past moments wished they could have a do over. we recall a...
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i think mitt romney needs to show he's presidential. people want a change. the people knows it's off track. if you have to list out what he needs to accomplish tonight, he needs to show he's presidential. what ronald reagan did with jimmy carter, he stood occupy the stage and you saw the two gentlemen side by side and you recognized, i think this person could be the president. maybe he should be the president. i don't think mitt romney has to, quote/unquote, win this debate. he just needs to show he's presidential, show he's compassionate and i think that will shine through tonight. >> i think what you're laying out is a bunch of contradictions. have you to be aggressive but also presidential. have you to be humble but make sure that everyone can understand the respect for your -- i mean, that is a huge challenge. >> i think mitt romney has a tight rope to walk. i would ask the congressman, how do you do it? we know this, one of the major currencies in this debate is likability. winning these bates has lost, impacted presidential elections, nixon or al gore.
i think mitt romney needs to show he's presidential. people want a change. the people knows it's off track. if you have to list out what he needs to accomplish tonight, he needs to show he's presidential. what ronald reagan did with jimmy carter, he stood occupy the stage and you saw the two gentlemen side by side and you recognized, i think this person could be the president. maybe he should be the president. i don't think mitt romney has to, quote/unquote, win this debate. he just needs to...
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that will decide the presidential election. well, here is mitt romney, we have heard these words before, sounds as though he's downplaying expectations as they say. take a listen. >> people want to know who is going to win, who is going to score the punches and who is going to make the biggest difference in the arguments they make and there is going to be all the scoring of winning and losing. >> so romney is saying, no, it is not about winning, not about losing, it is about america. but you have a lot of republicans, newt gingrich, for example, saying, hey, mitt romney, get out there, pick a fight, and win it. jim acosta with me now from the romney campaign. the debate, of course, tomorrow night in denver, you, sir, are in littleton, colorado. should we take mitt romney at face value when he says this debate is not about me winning? >> reporter: well, brooke, i think this is all part of the debate expectations game that has been going on for several days now. i think you also sort of heard mitt romney downplay some of the talk
that will decide the presidential election. well, here is mitt romney, we have heard these words before, sounds as though he's downplaying expectations as they say. take a listen. >> people want to know who is going to win, who is going to score the punches and who is going to make the biggest difference in the arguments they make and there is going to be all the scoring of winning and losing. >> so romney is saying, no, it is not about winning, not about losing, it is about...
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of mitt romney. i would like to greet you with the polls from the key swing states. ohio, florida and pennsylvania. >> this is someone who in 2004 sat, i think, in the cnn studio about 6:00 in the evening, and the exit polls had john kerry winning 66%. the day of the election. not cnn. fox, abc, nbc. i was on nbc with senator kennedy discussing with tom brokaw the cabinet john kerry was going to pick. so -- >> the polls are all wrong? a ten-point lead? >> the poll's not wrong. but a poll can be a sample of the 2008 election instead of a sample of the 2010 election, and i don't know what the 2012 election's going to be. the pollster doesn't. he's guessing at it. is obama ahead in the key states right now? yes. is he ahead by enough so that romney can't overtake him? you'd have to be a fool to say that he is. there's too much to go. debates. we got a mideast -- who knows what's going on in the mideast. looks to me like the obama approach to the midsoutheast falling apart in front of our eyes. you see i
of mitt romney. i would like to greet you with the polls from the key swing states. ohio, florida and pennsylvania. >> this is someone who in 2004 sat, i think, in the cnn studio about 6:00 in the evening, and the exit polls had john kerry winning 66%. the day of the election. not cnn. fox, abc, nbc. i was on nbc with senator kennedy discussing with tom brokaw the cabinet john kerry was going to pick. so -- >> the polls are all wrong? a ten-point lead? >> the poll's not wrong....
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presidential debates can shift race. joining me now alan schroeder, a professor of the school of journalism in northeast university in boston. author of "presidential debates, 50 years of high-risk tv" and patrick mill sapz who served as chief of staff in newt gingrich's campaign. you say the pie is baloney line is one of his strongest hits during his campaign run against mitt romney. >> can be drop some of the pious baloney? you ran in '94 and lost. that's why you weren't serving in the senate for rick santorum. suddenly citizenship showed up in your mind, level with the american people. you have been running since the 1 990s. >> how much of those zingers are prethought out and what does mitt romney have to do to avoid taking a big hit tomorrow night? >> that was all newt. part of great thing about newt, he knew the topic, knew the weak points, but prepared to answer the question. if you can come up with pious baloney, that puts a cherry on top. if you googled baloney two hours after the debate, you would get oscar meye
presidential debates can shift race. joining me now alan schroeder, a professor of the school of journalism in northeast university in boston. author of "presidential debates, 50 years of high-risk tv" and patrick mill sapz who served as chief of staff in newt gingrich's campaign. you say the pie is baloney line is one of his strongest hits during his campaign run against mitt romney. >> can be drop some of the pious baloney? you ran in '94 and lost. that's why you weren't...
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the simpson-bowles proposal calls for 1% for every $3 of spending cut bus every republican presidential candidate during the primaries including romney pledge thad he or she would not accept $10 of spending cuts if that meant $10 of tax increases. so romney could present a serious plan and then he would face a revolt within his own party. so his solution has been to be it lerly vague about how to deal with the actually deaf sit. when pressed for details he said, the devil's in the details. he's right. were he to get specific he would be committing ideological blasphemy. instead he talks about freedom and capitalism. the same pattern emerges on immigration. he says he wanted to solve the immigration issue permanently but he can't propose anything practical because that would talk about legalizing in some form the 12 million illegal immigrants in this country and that would in turn cause a revote in the republican party. so as a deficit, romney has a plan but it's a secret. the republican party has imposed a new kiechld political correctness on their leaders. they cannot speed certain wor
the simpson-bowles proposal calls for 1% for every $3 of spending cut bus every republican presidential candidate during the primaries including romney pledge thad he or she would not accept $10 of spending cuts if that meant $10 of tax increases. so romney could present a serious plan and then he would face a revolt within his own party. so his solution has been to be it lerly vague about how to deal with the actually deaf sit. when pressed for details he said, the devil's in the details. he's...
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but the big thing is to act presidential. the ball is in mitt romney's court. he needs to convey to americans he is acceptable in the white house and can be comfortable with him as their commander in chief over the next four years. so this could really start right off the bat. i think the tone will be set in the first half hour. most people watch usually the first half hour, 45 minutes of the debate and then sometimes the numbers st s start to trail. here is the tight rope, they both have to act presidential -- >> they have to relate. >> they have to relate. they also have to be on the offense to go on the attack against the other guy and bring it to the other guy. it is a delicate dance. be presidential, but also go on the attack. >> you mentioned the zingers. how do you -- how if you're the other guy, how do you take the zing out of the zinger? >> a cutting one liner there has been a lot of talk about zingers in the media, after the new york times referenced it, romney has been preparing one liners for months. and the minute that romney does unleash his one l
but the big thing is to act presidential. the ball is in mitt romney's court. he needs to convey to americans he is acceptable in the white house and can be comfortable with him as their commander in chief over the next four years. so this could really start right off the bat. i think the tone will be set in the first half hour. most people watch usually the first half hour, 45 minutes of the debate and then sometimes the numbers st s start to trail. here is the tight rope, they both have to...
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plus, could legalizing marijuana in a battleground state sway the presidential election? there is big money involved. john avlon out front in colorado and a second american airlines flight has to make an emergency landing. a row of seats comes loose. can planes really fly in bankruptcy? the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. >>> "outfront," our second story, liar, liar. according to the romney campaign, that is the president's strategy. >> the president does a very good job of trying to mislead so he can win this thing by default. >> stop lying, mr. president. >> i think the challenge i'll have is that the president tends to how shall i say it? say things that aren't true. zpl you've got to love chris christie. sometimes, if you're going to
plus, could legalizing marijuana in a battleground state sway the presidential election? there is big money involved. john avlon out front in colorado and a second american airlines flight has to make an emergency landing. a row of seats comes loose. can planes really fly in bankruptcy? the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service...
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. >>> and still "outfront" president obama and mitt romney have something in common. they're both being called liars. plus, could legalizing marijuana in a battleground state sway the presidential election? yes, could it come down to something like that? there is big money involved. john avlon out front in colorado the wheels of progress. seems they haven't been moving much lately. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. with the experience and service to keep things rolling. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. >>> and a second american airlines flight has to make an >>> "outfront," our second story, liar, liar. according to the romney campaign, that is the president's strategy. >> the president does a very good job of trying to mislead and distort and distract so he can win this thing by default. >> stop lying, mr. president. >> i think the challenge i'll have is that the president tends to how shall i sa
. >>> and still "outfront" president obama and mitt romney have something in common. they're both being called liars. plus, could legalizing marijuana in a battleground state sway the presidential election? yes, could it come down to something like that? there is big money involved. john avlon out front in colorado the wheels of progress. seems they haven't been moving much lately. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here...
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but politically, he gets to look presidential. mitt romney doesn't get to step in front of the u.n. general assembly. the president does. for romney, speaking at the clinton global initiative in new york today, bill clinton's foundation we expect him to be critical of president obama and talk specifically about foreign aid and in places particularly like egypt. >> thank you, peter hamby. >> thanks a lot. >>> we'll get you up to date on the headlines. christine romans is here. >>> president obama set to lay out his global priorities in a speech to the u.n. general assembly this morning. he's expected to have strong words concerning iran nuclear defiance. he's expected to re-affirm the u.s. commitment to israel. one thing he won't be doing is meeting separately with world leaders. last year he had 13 bilateral meetings. >>> a search is under way for a missing university of florida student christian agiar. police call this a case of foul play. they believe he may be injured. the second man, the person of interest in this case has been charged of depriving a person with medical car. >>>
but politically, he gets to look presidential. mitt romney doesn't get to step in front of the u.n. general assembly. the president does. for romney, speaking at the clinton global initiative in new york today, bill clinton's foundation we expect him to be critical of president obama and talk specifically about foreign aid and in places particularly like egypt. >> thank you, peter hamby. >> thanks a lot. >>> we'll get you up to date on the headlines. christine romans is...
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. >>> and still "outfront" president obama and mitt romney have something in common. they're both being called liars. plus, could legalizing marijuana in a battleground state sway the presidential election? yes, could it come down to something like that? there is big money involved. john avlon out front in colorado >>> and a second american airlines flight has to make an emergency landing. a row of seats comes loose. can planes really fly in bankruptcy? [ alarm clock ringing ] [ female announcer ] if you have rheumatoid arthritis, can you start the day the way you want? can orencia help? [ woman ] i wanted to get up when i was ready, not my joints. [ female announcer ] could your "i want" become "i can"? talk to your doctor. orencia reduces many ra symptoms like pain, morning stiffness and progression of joint damage. it's helped new ra patients and those not helped enough by other treatments. do not take orencia with another biologic medicine for ra due to an increased risk of serious infection. serious side effects can occur including fatal infections. cases of lymp
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it is just 36 days until the presidential election, and both mitt romney and barack obama will be virtually invisible today. they're hunkering down for wednesday's debates and a chance to score big points in a race that's still too close to call. >> let's be honest. i'm not going to sit here and come on this morning and sugar coat the last couple of weeks. they've been tough. but here's the great news for republicans, we have a candidate doing extraordinarily well on wednesday night. the first time he has the opportunity to stand on the same stage with the president of the united states and the first time a majority of the people are going to vote in this race will have an opportunity to make that direct comparison and see the two of them. and when they do, i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night, lay out his vision for america, he's going to contrast what his view is with what the president's record is and the president's view for the future and this whole race will be turned upside down come thursday morning. >> challengers tend to do well in debates. w
it is just 36 days until the presidential election, and both mitt romney and barack obama will be virtually invisible today. they're hunkering down for wednesday's debates and a chance to score big points in a race that's still too close to call. >> let's be honest. i'm not going to sit here and come on this morning and sugar coat the last couple of weeks. they've been tough. but here's the great news for republicans, we have a candidate doing extraordinarily well on wednesday night. the...
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. >>> president obama and mitt romney come face to face as american voters weigh their voice. the first presidential debate starts wednesday night, october 3rd and you can watch it right here, live, 7:00 eastern, cnn. also cnn.com. >>> and there are many ways to find a groom for your daughter. but a hong kong billionaire has come up with a very unique and lucrative proposal he is sure will attract many offers of marriage. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first p
. >>> president obama and mitt romney come face to face as american voters weigh their voice. the first presidential debate starts wednesday night, october 3rd and you can watch it right here, live, 7:00 eastern, cnn. also cnn.com. >>> and there are many ways to find a groom for your daughter. but a hong kong billionaire has come up with a very unique and lucrative proposal he is sure will attract many offers of marriage. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse...
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we start with presidential politics now. a day after both candidates were talking jobs in ohio, president obama and mitt romney campaigned today in another key battle groun state, we're talking about virginia. meantime, early voting begins today in iowa, another swing state. president obama hoping to keep his edge in the swing states with a new ad released just this morning. >> it's time for a new economic patriotism, rooted in the belief that growing our economy starting with a strong, thriving middle class. read my plan. compare it to governor romney's and decide for yourself. >> cnn political editor paul steinhauser leave in our washington bureau. paul, good to see you. good morning. let's talk about virginia. we know that president obama has the edge, the question is by how much. >> let's take a look at this. here's our cnn poll of polls, alina. we take the most recent, nonpartisan surveys, average them together, and here's where it stands in virginia when you add all those polls together and you can see the president wi
we start with presidential politics now. a day after both candidates were talking jobs in ohio, president obama and mitt romney campaigned today in another key battle groun state, we're talking about virginia. meantime, early voting begins today in iowa, another swing state. president obama hoping to keep his edge in the swing states with a new ad released just this morning. >> it's time for a new economic patriotism, rooted in the belief that growing our economy starting with a strong,...
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mitt romney is in denver preparing for the first of three presidential debates this wednesday night. watch it live on cnn. >>> justices of the supreme court convene this morning at 10:00 to begin their new term. this term, the court hears cases on a number of divisive cases, including ar including affirmative action and abortion rights. >>> and bonnie and clyde's guns sold for $504,000. bonnie's snub nosed revolver, $264 grand. and clyde's sold for $245,000. >> who bought them? >> and the notorious love bird bandits and went for more than many thought they would. interesting? >> no kidding. i'm curious who bought them. >> well, we'll see. >>> last week, replacement refs blew a call that cost the green bay packers the game. yesterday it almost happened again with the real refs. after green bay had taken a lead against the saints in the fourth quarter, the saints clearly fumbled the kickoff, but the refs missed it. green bay had no challenges left. they went to kick the field goal, penalty forced them to kick again, they missed it and the packers survived. >> imagine if the packers goe
mitt romney is in denver preparing for the first of three presidential debates this wednesday night. watch it live on cnn. >>> justices of the supreme court convene this morning at 10:00 to begin their new term. this term, the court hears cases on a number of divisive cases, including ar including affirmative action and abortion rights. >>> and bonnie and clyde's guns sold for $504,000. bonnie's snub nosed revolver, $264 grand. and clyde's sold for $245,000. >> who...
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republicans have tried but failed to win pennsylvania in recent presidential elections. just ask john mccain who made his own last-ditch effort. >> there's just one day left until we take america in a new direction. we need to win in pennsylvania tomorrow. with your help we will win. >> reporter: now, it's unclear what kind of resources romney would put into pennsylvania when asked whether the campaign would buy any ads here, romney aide said that is for the romney campaign to know and for the obama campaign to worry about. but getting back to that phone call, wolf, between romney and prime minister netanyahu, mitt romney just briefed reporters on his campaign plane just about half an hour ago about that conversation. he said netanyahu did talk about that red line on where he would try to draw a line on iran's nuclear weapons program. and romney said he offered his own comments on the issue but wouldn't go into any greater detail than that. and also it's also interesting to note, wolf, romney was asked on the plane about any current assessments on how the president and h
republicans have tried but failed to win pennsylvania in recent presidential elections. just ask john mccain who made his own last-ditch effort. >> there's just one day left until we take america in a new direction. we need to win in pennsylvania tomorrow. with your help we will win. >> reporter: now, it's unclear what kind of resources romney would put into pennsylvania when asked whether the campaign would buy any ads here, romney aide said that is for the romney campaign to know...
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president obama and mitt romney face to face. first presidential debate wednesday night. watch it live, 7:00 eastern or cnn.com. >>> also another huge story that has everybody talking. no kidding. the nfl and its refs. right now nfl commissioner roger goodell is taking questions at a presser in new york. let's see what he's got to say. >> -- and on their side why, and if there was a problem with full-time and the backup crews, what was their issue with that? >> a couple things. any time you're transitioning from one benefit pension program to another, it's difficult. it's difficult for the people being impacted by that. in this case the officials. you have to understand that. i think that's why we came up with a compromise that makes sense. we would do it over a five-year period and replace it with a defined contribution program which is what the owners were proposing from the beginning. and defined benefit programs, they're out of date. they don't exist in the industry going forward. i think it was important to end that and to move into the defined contribution program.
president obama and mitt romney face to face. first presidential debate wednesday night. watch it live, 7:00 eastern or cnn.com. >>> also another huge story that has everybody talking. no kidding. the nfl and its refs. right now nfl commissioner roger goodell is taking questions at a presser in new york. let's see what he's got to say. >> -- and on their side why, and if there was a problem with full-time and the backup crews, what was their issue with that? >> a couple...
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don't miss the first presidential debate, denver, colorado. romney versus obama. that is one week from tonight, 8:00 eastern, here on cnn. i jumped the gun. i wanted to talk about my cell phone, every single one of us has these, it is a necessity. what about the exposure to radiation. is it really -- is it really making you sick? dr. sanjay gupta will join me to explain what we can do to reduce the exposure next. across the u. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. actually... that way i could split my payments into little bite-size chunks. i mean you feel me right? yeah. uh, sir... ah... [ male announcer ] layaway's back. shop now and have more time to pay. walmart. silverado! the most dep
don't miss the first presidential debate, denver, colorado. romney versus obama. that is one week from tonight, 8:00 eastern, here on cnn. i jumped the gun. i wanted to talk about my cell phone, every single one of us has these, it is a necessity. what about the exposure to radiation. is it really -- is it really making you sick? dr. sanjay gupta will join me to explain what we can do to reduce the exposure next. across the u. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity...
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a victory for mitt romney would be just going toe to toe with the president, looking presidential, and a victory for president obama would be in making mitt romney look inconsequential, not up to the job. and someone whose math doesn't add up on the fiscal issues. so i think it is a big challenge for both. >> i can't wait to watch. i can't wait to see you and the rest of the a-team and the post game as well. gloria borger, thank you. >>> another reminder, again, wednesday night, the president versus his challenger face to face, especially coverage beginning at 7:00 eastern here on cnn. and on cnn.com. >>> the cure, quote/unquote, for being gay. you're about to hear from the man who said he went through the therapy and the governor of his state who says it is ridiculous. that's next. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. ♪ ♪ and the flowers and the trees a
a victory for mitt romney would be just going toe to toe with the president, looking presidential, and a victory for president obama would be in making mitt romney look inconsequential, not up to the job. and someone whose math doesn't add up on the fiscal issues. so i think it is a big challenge for both. >> i can't wait to watch. i can't wait to see you and the rest of the a-team and the post game as well. gloria borger, thank you. >>> another reminder, again, wednesday night,...
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. >>> all right, mitt romney on the record. promising to honor temporary work permits for young illegal immigrants who were allowed to remain in the united states president that's because of an executive order signed by president obama this summer. the gop nominee telling the denver post, the people who have received the special visa that the president has put in place, which is a two-year visa, should expect that the visa would continue to be valid. i'm not going to take something that they've purchased. before the visas have expired, we will have the full immigration reform plan that i have proposed. >>> a video posted on you-tube those freelance journalist austin tice who has been missing in syria since mid-august. look at this. in this video posted by supporters of the assad regime, the man is blindfolded and appears to be in distress. he's being shoved along by militants and shoulder fired missiles. his family say the man is tice. but the state department cannot verify that it is him. >>> check this out. we teased this. it
. >>> all right, mitt romney on the record. promising to honor temporary work permits for young illegal immigrants who were allowed to remain in the united states president that's because of an executive order signed by president obama this summer. the gop nominee telling the denver post, the people who have received the special visa that the president has put in place, which is a two-year visa, should expect that the visa would continue to be valid. i'm not going to take something...
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romney versus obama next wednesday 8:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> just in. news from space. we are just getting word of a pretty big discovery on mars. folks, it involves water. that's next. pass pass i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or longer, see your doctor. get the inside knowledge about gynecologic cancers. knowing can make all the difference in the world. there's a health company that can help you stay that way. what's healthier than that? . >>> mars rover curiosity on the job for 50 days driving around the red planet's rocky terrain and conducting experiments. nasa has a brand new update on the roving laboratory's discovers. chad myers, you have the news. you have been listening. fill me in. >> big stuff today. >> big stuff? >> yea
romney versus obama next wednesday 8:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> just in. news from space. we are just getting word of a pretty big discovery on mars. folks, it involves water. that's next. pass pass i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're...
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history has shown that presidential debates can shift a race. joining me now is alan schroeder, professor of the school of journalism in northeastern university in boston, author of "presidential debates, 50 years of high risk tv." also, patrick milsap, republican strategists who served as chief of staff in newt gingrich's presidential campaign. patrick, you say newt gingrich's famous pious baloney line was one of his strongest hits against mitt romney during the primary debates. i want to play that for our viewers who don't remember. take a look. >> can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney? the fact is you ran in '94 and lost. that's why you -- this idea that suddenly citizenship showed up in your mind, just level with the american people. you've been running for at least since the 1990s. >> i'm curious how much of those kind of zingers are prethought out and what does mitt romney have to do to avoid taking a big hit tomorrow night? >> well, that was all newt and part of the great thing about newt is that he knew the topic, you knew the we
history has shown that presidential debates can shift a race. joining me now is alan schroeder, professor of the school of journalism in northeastern university in boston, author of "presidential debates, 50 years of high risk tv." also, patrick milsap, republican strategists who served as chief of staff in newt gingrich's presidential campaign. patrick, you say newt gingrich's famous pious baloney line was one of his strongest hits against mitt romney during the primary debates. i...
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it's also true as stephanie said, five out of the six challengers to incumbents in presidential races have been declared the winner of the first debate, because they are on the same stage and mitt romney, he won 16 out of the 20 debates in the primary. he's in fighting shape. >> the big problem, kellyanne, i think for mitt romney is how do we stop him if you're in his campaign, dropping another clanker, committing another horrendous gaffe, particularly one that plays to this overriding sense of him being a rich guy disconnected from the american public. if he does one of his $10,000 bet jokes or whatever it may be, it could be all over. >> half-baked perceptions and negatives tend to get washed away when politicians are delivering something to you. if they feel like the connection with you is relevant, is meaningful and is consequential. what should mitt romney do? he should really be more deft in talk about his life story. for some reason, he shied away from that, whether it's the role that faith has had in his life and certainly the production that he oversaw at bain capital and oth
it's also true as stephanie said, five out of the six challengers to incumbents in presidential races have been declared the winner of the first debate, because they are on the same stage and mitt romney, he won 16 out of the 20 debates in the primary. he's in fighting shape. >> the big problem, kellyanne, i think for mitt romney is how do we stop him if you're in his campaign, dropping another clanker, committing another horrendous gaffe, particularly one that plays to this overriding...
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first presidential debate starts on wednesday night. you can watch it live right here 7:00 eastern on cnn and you can also watch it on cnn.com. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. so skin can replenish itself. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the
first presidential debate starts on wednesday night. you can watch it live right here 7:00 eastern on cnn and you can also watch it on cnn.com. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. so skin can replenish itself. romney: "it's time to stand...
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. >>> our second story, the issue that could decide this year's presidential election. lyme disease. or pythons. a mailer making the rounds in northern virginia from the romney campaign touts the candidate's strategy of doing more to fight the spread of lyme disease. yes, that is a real flir and earlier in the campaign, the bu python was a concern for the obama team. a tweet from obama's press secretary ensured that residents knew the administration has banned import of the steak. now, you may laugh and there is some humor in this, but it is very, very serious for some. ticks and snakes. because these micro targeting campaigns can really move the needle. they're important to crucial voters in crucial states like florida and virginia. ben smith, david frum, former adviser to george w. bush and corey elons. great to see you. so, you know, david, i have to say, lyme disease with so many to joke about this, it's got to be there's some crucial core of lyme disease cases and this is something people care about. turns out loudon county, northern virginia, has one of the highes
. >>> our second story, the issue that could decide this year's presidential election. lyme disease. or pythons. a mailer making the rounds in northern virginia from the romney campaign touts the candidate's strategy of doing more to fight the spread of lyme disease. yes, that is a real flir and earlier in the campaign, the bu python was a concern for the obama team. a tweet from obama's press secretary ensured that residents knew the administration has banned import of the steak. now,...
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those are the people they're reaching out to at these three presidential debates. suzanne. >> all right. paul, we'll be watching. thank you. don't forget, can you watch all the debate action right here on cnn. cnn's life coverage of wednesday night's debate starting at 7:00 eastern. here's what we're working on for this hour. sasha m and maliyah all grown up. how is michelle obama preparing her daughters for the dating world. steve harvey found out. he is going to share his interview with her coming up. plus -- >> i'm trusting ow this, and i'll see you then. >> who was that? sounded intense. >> the president. >> sweet. >> he plays a stoner in "harold and kumar" movies, but he has the president's ear. >>> plus, a secret child, serial cheater as well. arnold schwarzenegger. we go in depth. why his behavior and why some people cheat. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve a
those are the people they're reaching out to at these three presidential debates. suzanne. >> all right. paul, we'll be watching. thank you. don't forget, can you watch all the debate action right here on cnn. cnn's life coverage of wednesday night's debate starting at 7:00 eastern. here's what we're working on for this hour. sasha m and maliyah all grown up. how is michelle obama preparing her daughters for the dating world. steve harvey found out. he is going to share his interview with...
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mitt romney does it, he's going to have to find, you know, the american enterprise institute as his backdrop. so there are enormous benefits. there is a price, which is you do have to go through sometimes tedious meetings. the thing about these meetings, five of them will be tedious but one will pay off but you don't know which one will pay off. i think that fundamentally they seem to have decided that they are in full campaign mode at a point when they really should not be. both for foreign policy reasons but also because, as david says, this is, you know, this is meant to be a full-time, 24/7 job. >> fareed, thanks very much. david, thank you as well. >>> talking about the campaign, there is new polling tonight. in four crucial swing states, together they count for 59 electoral votes, you will see whether president obama or romney has the edge now in those swing states when we continue. that's ahead. i don't want healthy skin for a day. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] don't just moisturize, improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natura
mitt romney does it, he's going to have to find, you know, the american enterprise institute as his backdrop. so there are enormous benefits. there is a price, which is you do have to go through sometimes tedious meetings. the thing about these meetings, five of them will be tedious but one will pay off but you don't know which one will pay off. i think that fundamentally they seem to have decided that they are in full campaign mode at a point when they really should not be. both for foreign...
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mitt romney's handlers are trying to lower expectations heading into next week's first presidential debate. the candidates go head-to-head wednesday night in denver. romney adviser beth myers releasing a memo to surrogates detailing why the gop challenger could lose head-to-head. she says the president is quote a uniquely gifted speaker and one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. >>> hazing accusations lead to the suspension of texas southern university's band. the university taking action after a student who isn't in the band reported excessive paddling involving members of the trumpet session. tsu police are interviewing the band's director, staff and members to narrow down exactly what happened. >>> and an update to a story we brought you earlier this week. the 16-year-old girl who was voted on to her homecoming court as a prank by bullies is now talking about it. whitney kropp has decided to go to the dance. her mother said it is the best way to get back at all those bullies. other classmates started rallying around her. a facebook page was set up in support
mitt romney's handlers are trying to lower expectations heading into next week's first presidential debate. the candidates go head-to-head wednesday night in denver. romney adviser beth myers releasing a memo to surrogates detailing why the gop challenger could lose head-to-head. she says the president is quote a uniquely gifted speaker and one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. >>> hazing accusations lead to the suspension of texas southern university's...
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ohio is a must win for the romney campaign. no republican presidential candidate has ever won the white house without winning the state of ohio. cnn political director mark preston is in washington. so that's a pretty stunning poll, don't you think? >> it is, carol. it's got to be disturbing for the romney campaign. when you dig into the numbers a little bit deeper, you see that president obama has a 15 point advantage over mitt romney when it comes to women and mitt romney only has an 8 point advantage over barack obama when it comes to men. even more startling, for somebody who is trying to make this campaign all about the economy, when the question was asked who would do a better job handling the economy, barack obama comes in at 51%. mitt romney 45%. you know what, carol, he did try to make that case today. just a short time ago mitt romney at a campaign rally tried to sell this argument to his supporters. let's take a listen. >> i don't believe we can afford four more years like the last four years and the reason i believe
ohio is a must win for the romney campaign. no republican presidential candidate has ever won the white house without winning the state of ohio. cnn political director mark preston is in washington. so that's a pretty stunning poll, don't you think? >> it is, carol. it's got to be disturbing for the romney campaign. when you dig into the numbers a little bit deeper, you see that president obama has a 15 point advantage over mitt romney when it comes to women and mitt romney only has an 8...
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the world, of course, watching and anticipating the stage for the first presidential debate. the university of denver in colorado. now, this is where for 9 on minutes president obama, former massachusetts governor mitt romney will go at it tonight head-to-head, face-to-face, and while they're on the stage, whole lot will be happening behind the scenes. want to bring in cnn political director mark preston who gives us a look. >> heetsz head inside where the action is going to take place. >> she must be wonder whoing will be sitting in the audience tonight for this first presidential debate. i don't know the answer, but peter here with the commissioner on presidential debates does. >> on wednesday night at the university of denver we'll have students, vip's, and those that the campaigns have invited. they'll be on floort and on the balcony behind us. >> how do you get invited if you don't get an invitation from one of the candidates? >> it would be very difficult to get into the debate. >> who is going to be at that far podium? >> at the far podium will be governor romney, and
the world, of course, watching and anticipating the stage for the first presidential debate. the university of denver in colorado. now, this is where for 9 on minutes president obama, former massachusetts governor mitt romney will go at it tonight head-to-head, face-to-face, and while they're on the stage, whole lot will be happening behind the scenes. want to bring in cnn political director mark preston who gives us a look. >> heetsz head inside where the action is going to take place....
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i mean, do you think when we're looking at this presidential race, do you think mitt romney has done that? has done enough outreach, especially when you look at his reaction right after the libyan attacks and the protests in the middle east? >> outreach to who? outreach to the terrorists that committed the attack in libya r or outreach to the middle east? >> reach out to terrorists. you know, they want to fight the terrorists, but people do want to reach out to the middle east. >> i think that any president of the united states, whether it's going to be obama or romney is going to have to reach out to the arab world. the problem is, in the arab world the thing they most fear right now is a growing and a threatening iran. that's what we hear in the gulf, that's what you hear from everybody. they're not afraid about having their hand held, they're afraid whether america is going to have their back and privately they're telling everybody that that is their biggest concern. america is retreating and we hear all this about a pivot to asia and they're worried we're not serious about their
i mean, do you think when we're looking at this presidential race, do you think mitt romney has done that? has done enough outreach, especially when you look at his reaction right after the libyan attacks and the protests in the middle east? >> outreach to who? outreach to the terrorists that committed the attack in libya r or outreach to the middle east? >> reach out to terrorists. you know, they want to fight the terrorists, but people do want to reach out to the middle east....
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. >>> now the march to the presidential election just five weeks from today. the day both candidates are off the cam taken trail and hunkered down for intense coaching and practice. mitt romney is in colorado where the debate is being held, president obama is in nevada right now. yesterday, the president visited with volunteers at a campaign field office in henderson, even picked up the phone and joked with a voter about tomorrow's showdown. >> they're basically keeping me indoors the whole time. they're making me do my homework. >> cnn political director mark preston is in denver. are you inside the hall right now? no, you're still outside. >> reporter: outside. it's beautiful out here, carol. >> it's beautiful. well, you have been inside, i mean, it's a pretty impressive arena. >> it is a pretty impressive arena. and there's going to be so much on the line when we see barack obama and mitt romney face off tomorrow night. you know, carol, when we talk about moments in a campaign and how important they are, it's hard to argue that tomorrow night is not going t
. >>> now the march to the presidential election just five weeks from today. the day both candidates are off the cam taken trail and hunkered down for intense coaching and practice. mitt romney is in colorado where the debate is being held, president obama is in nevada right now. yesterday, the president visited with volunteers at a campaign field office in henderson, even picked up the phone and joked with a voter about tomorrow's showdown. >> they're basically keeping me...
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you've got both the president and mitt romney there both right now. their eths set to begin at the same time. just minutes away. the president, he is holding a rally. this is in bowling green. romney is about 130 miles away. he is in bedford heights. we'll dip into both of those event wrshz we want to bring in jim accosta in who is covering the romney campaign. jim, we have some information. we know that polls are actually showing the president is leading romney in ohio. this is the cnn poll of polls. average of four most recent surveys. the president ahead, 55-41%. why do you think that is so significant right now? >> he has more than 40 days to go before this election, but keep in mind that the presidential debates, a series of presidential debates in that vice presidential debate gets going next week. so he doesn't have a whole lot of time on the ground to persuade swing state voters like here in ohio that he needs them on his side, and you can see he has this economic message behind me right now in big letters on that sign. it says we need a real
you've got both the president and mitt romney there both right now. their eths set to begin at the same time. just minutes away. the president, he is holding a rally. this is in bowling green. romney is about 130 miles away. he is in bedford heights. we'll dip into both of those event wrshz we want to bring in jim accosta in who is covering the romney campaign. jim, we have some information. we know that polls are actually showing the president is leading romney in ohio. this is the cnn poll of...
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and that's why it could play a very important role in the presidential election. we'll talk to a farmer who is renting out his land to an energy company next. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> it is just about 30 past the hour. checking our top stories. the spotlight is on the key bottle ground state of virginia today. both president obama and governor mitt romney holding campaign rallies at the same time later this morning. romney will be in northern virginia, the president visits the south. this is the third straight day the two candidates have made stops in the same state. the fbi has not been able to investigate the crime scene in libya whe
and that's why it could play a very important role in the presidential election. we'll talk to a farmer who is renting out his land to an energy company next. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing...